Research Title: "The Beauty of Ephemeral" Research Credits: MatÃas Imbern mimbern@gsd.harvard.edu Research Brief Description:
Philosophy/Motivation:
Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly, for a short period of time.
The beauty of ephemeral is not a research about things that literally disappear; it is about things that are real, beautiful things waiting to be discovered, to be appreciated.
Is not the beauty what is ephemeral but the time that people dedicate to it.
All is about being aware...
Abstract:
These case studies are the result of an extensive research through the whole semester, looking for inspiration in different areas of interest. The six sub-categories finally chosen for the classification not only share disappearance as a core but also the beauty embedded in their delicate and ephemeral condition. One of the mayor concerns, while doing the investigation, was to provide a balance between architectural and installation examples. Indeed, this was used as a method for blurring the boundaries of these different scales of applicability, reinforcing the idea that beauty should affect constantly our contemporary life.
The main objective was to generate a feedback with the final project of the course. Is in the ephemeral condition of beauty where the final project is going to work, by making an attempt to send a subtle message enclosed that needs to be discovered about the importance of being aware of beautiful things in life.
Research Analysis:
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Research Credits: MatÃas Imbern mimbern@gsd.harvard.edu
Research Brief Description:
Philosophy/Motivation:
Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly, for a short period of time.
The beauty of ephemeral is not a research about things that literally disappear; it is about things that are real, beautiful things waiting to be discovered, to be appreciated.
Is not the beauty what is ephemeral but the time that people dedicate to it.
All is about being aware...
Abstract:
These case studies are the result of an extensive research through the whole semester, looking for inspiration in different areas of interest. The six sub-categories finally chosen for the classification not only share disappearance as a core but also the beauty embedded in their delicate and ephemeral condition. One of the mayor concerns, while doing the investigation, was to provide a balance between architectural and installation examples. Indeed, this was used as a method for blurring the boundaries of these different scales of applicability, reinforcing the idea that beauty should affect constantly our contemporary life.
The main objective was to generate a feedback with the final project of the course. Is in the ephemeral condition of beauty where the final project is going to work, by making an attempt to send a subtle message enclosed that needs to be discovered about the importance of being aware of beautiful things in life.
Research Analysis:
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Link to Case Studies Print Ready PDF:
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